The Ballad Of John Bonham's Coke Roadie

Nothing on TV but a thing
called 'Scarecrow and Mrs.King'
You sit and watch it while your wife
becomes the plaything of another man's life

But don't bother me; I'm a toadie,
I'm John Bonham's coke roadie

Your life is terrifically out of step
but so what, I'm with the Zep
I don't wash dishes or pay the rent,
I just depend on John getting bent

But don't bother me; I'm a toadie,
I'm John Bonham's coke roadie

It's amazing what goes through your brain
As you frantically sweep the little grains
Think of fidelity, think of the fools,
Marriage destroys you, stick to drum stools

But don't bother me; I'm a toadie,
I'm John Bonham's

We tour other cities; I see life
And someone is next to your wife
The only thing that can't be canned
Is setting up that hi-hat stand

But don't bother me; I'm a toadie,
I'm John Bonham's coke roadie... coke roadie


May 1987